Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park Excerpts
Tuesday 7th February 2012

(12 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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I call Zac Goldsmith—[Interruption.] Order. The House must calm down. Let us hear Mr Goldsmith.

Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park Portrait Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park) (Con)
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The proposals for a register of lobbyists will require lobby groups to list their members, but when those groups meet Ministers, will they be required to list on whose behalf they are meeting them?

Nick Clegg Portrait The Deputy Prime Minister
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As my hon. Friend will know, we are running a consultation on exactly those kinds of questions—[Interruption.] The hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) says that it does not do that, but those are exactly the kinds of questions on which people can provide their views, and we will of course listen to all the views expressed.